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WAITER'S VOODOO CASE,
l& JONE8 A VICTIM OF RELIG
IO 10^8 FRENZY.
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Irothcr I>urnnt 1\Yn? "Iunplro.l by tli?
Holy Ohoil" i.'.?1 Poor Prlmu? Wim Ou?
of Ills UUolpl?*?A Wlortl Story.
i^jmtki!. S.C, March 10.?Thoatory
?of the faqjous "voodoo" murder case, iu
which, n? already aunouaccd la The
State, Alexander Durant and Bichard I
Camphell were acquitted hy order of|
the court, Is about as foliawh :
Alexander II. Duran*) (colored), aB
the pastor of Beuiah A. M. K. B. church,
on the Bell's Mill plantation in this
county, had been holding a series of re*
vival meetings, which, at the time of ihe
death of Primus Jones, had been going
on for soveral weeks, tiev, Durant was
evidently a little "oil" on religious mat
ter at tho beginning of tho revival and
at its end he seemed to have been worked
up to a perfect frenzy of excitement. He
imagined that he was inspired with tho
Holy (.hont, and, as one 01 the witnesses
expressed it, was "boss" or "leader" in
spiritual matters. This same wit
ness, a brother of the deceased, says
that towards the eud of the meeting (hat1
ho (Bev. Durant) k,went on growing in
the spirit till he surpassed the common
judgment of us in the neighborhood. Jfle
was going off in tho spirit out of natural
mind." While preaching ho would fall
down In tho pulpit and Ho thero "in a
. traueo" for -soino time. Primus Jones
and Bichard Campbell seemed moro af
fected by tho meetings than any of the
others, and would also fall down during
the exercises and sometimes lio as they
had fallen for two or three hours. Durant
called ihem his disciples. Jones met his
death on Sunday morning. On Saturday
they had been holding a meeting at tho
church. After services late in the night
Jones, Camboll and two or three negro
women went with Durant to his house,
which was uear tho church, to hold
prayer. Iu tho room Durant was dis
coursing on prayer when Jones g?t ready
for another fall and trance. He stood
upon a loungo that was near the door,
and spreading out his arms fell at full
lenghth, face downward, upon the fleor,
ho had prostrated himself boforc the
Holy Ghost, he never ro?e again. At
tho same time Bichard Campbell began
reeling around, and ho soon fell upon
the do n\ but not having had the exalta
tion of a lounge beneath his leet, from
which to prostrato himself, he did not I
remain so long entrauced as did Brother
Jones. A bunged-up mouth, however,
attested to his degree of humiliation bo
fore tho Holy Spirit. After Jones had
lain there for some time, Durant lifted
him up and asked if lie was praying, but |
got no answer. After a while he began
to bus pect that his disciple was dead.
Ho prostrated himself upon tho body and
tried to rceucscitato it according to tho
regulation prophetic modo of resuscita
_tlon, but to no effect. Later he thought
he had better send for a doctor In his
testimony, Bansom Jonet, tho brother
of the deceased, stated that ho went to
Durant's houso that morning and Durant
began to explain to him how tho acci
dent happened. Durant said, "Your
brother loll here and I moved him."
. ("Dou't say I," broke in Cambell.) "I
want to explain," said Durant. Don't
say I?say?tlio Ho-ly?Ghost?moved
?him. You?are?tho?Ho-ly?Ghost.
When?you?say?1?that?represents
Durant, but?you?are?the?Ho-ly?
Ghost?then?say?-the?Ho-ly?Ghost
?mov^d?him." "Then," said Durant,
"I will -,ay as you say, if it costs me my
neck on the gallows." Then ho walked
to tho window shouting aud saying: "I
can speak every language under the)
sun."
After Jones had lain on the floor for
some time tho women went into another
room, leaving Durant and Campbell in
there with the prostrato Jones. Durant
continued to pray, and strive to raise
Jones. As the women did not think
Jones dead when they left it was taken
for granted Durant and Campbell killed
him. According to the testimaney of tho
physician who performed the post mor
tem examination, however, itsis evident
that Jones died from concussion of the
brain, caused by striking his head on the
floor when he prostrated himself.?Tho
State.
Disgorge or I>le.
Parksbuhg, W. Va., Marth 10 ?
That the Hatfield gang are capable of
doing good in their rough and lawless
way whs demonstrated last Saturday.
The men working in the Hatfield tun
nel on the Norfolk and Western exten
sion were paid off last Friday and all of
them, except live negroes, celebrated
the event by getting gloriously drunk.
During the night, while in u drunken
stupor tho men were robbed by the ne
groes of ?100. When the victims dis
covered their loss on Saturday they ap
pealtd to old man Hatfield, the leader
of the famous llatileld band. After
listening to their story he blew a blast
upon a horn, and six Ilatflelds, mount
ed and annul, responded to the call.
They at once started in pursuit of the
negroes. They were soon overtaken,
and seven rifles were leveled at their
heads whilo they were told to deliver
up their booty. Tho < ntiro amount of
stolen was recovered, and 8100 or the
negroes' money was taken besides.
The Ilatflelds returned, gave the 8400
to whom it belonged, kept the 8100, aud
tacked up at each end. of the tunnel
this sign: "Any nigger found on these
premises after 12 to-day will be attend
ed to."
A Graceful Tribute.
Nkw Yoiik, March 10.?When Secre
tary Windom died his personal affairs
weie not in as prosperous a condition as
many persons believed. His resources
had suffered a good deal by investments
which had not turned out well. In view
of those facts, which became privately
known soon after the secretary's death,
some of his friends and admirers in New
York thought it becoming that tho fam
ily of so good a public bervant should
have Bomo testimonial of the esteem In
which he was held by the public. New
York bankers started the movement
privately among themselves throe weeks
fcjfo. The amount which it waffTntend
ed to raise was ^practically afl subrcrlb
ed by last nightfc,vr, to bo exact, 84?.000
of It was. The remaining*ol,000 is ex
pected^ day.
Lumiuts, InffT, March 0.?Chas.
t ied, aged 30 years, proprietor of
sntral saloon, has been found dead
j room. He parted from his wife
years ago. Henry Schurr, yvhrl
of the same ^alobn, fell/feact in
monthlTlat
WAITER'S VOODOO CASE,
l& JONE8 A VICTIM OF RELIG
IO 10^8 FRENZY.
-*
Irothcr I>urnnt 1\Yn? "Iunplro.l by tli?
Holy Ohoil" i.'.?1 Poor Prlmu? Wim Ou?
of Ills UUolpl?*?A Wlortl Story.
i^jmtki!. S.C, March 10.?Thoatory
?of the faqjous "voodoo" murder case, iu
which, n? already aunouaccd la The
State, Alexander Durant and Bichard I
Camphell were acquitted hy order of|
the court, Is about as foliawh :
Alexander II. Duran*) (colored), aB
the pastor of Beuiah A. M. K. B. church,
on the Bell's Mill plantation in this
county, had been holding a series of re*
vival meetings, which, at the time of ihe
death of Primus Jones, had been going
on for soveral weeks, tiev, Durant was
evidently a little "oil" on religious mat
ter at tho beginning of tho revival and
at its end he seemed to have been worked
up to a perfect frenzy of excitement. He
imagined that he was inspired with tho
Holy (.hont, and, as one 01 the witnesses
expressed it, was "boss" or "leader" in
spiritual matters. This same wit
ness, a brother of the deceased, says
that towards the eud of the meeting (hat1
ho (Bev. Durant) k,went on growing in
the spirit till he surpassed the common
judgment of us in the neighborhood. Jfle
was going off in tho spirit out of natural
mind." While preaching ho would fall
down In tho pulpit and Ho thero "in a
. traueo" for -soino time. Primus Jones
and Bichard Campbell seemed moro af
fected by tho meetings than any of the
others, and would also fall down during
the exercises and sometimes lio as they
had fallen for two or three hours. Durant
called ihem his disciples. Jones met his
death on Sunday morning. On Saturday
they had been holding a meeting at tho
church. After services late in the night
Jones, Camboll and two or three negro
women went with Durant to his house,
which was uear tho church, to hold
prayer. Iu tho room Durant was dis
coursing on prayer when Jones g?t ready
for another fall and trance. He stood
upon a loungo that was near the door,
and spreading out his arms fell at full
lenghth, face downward, upon the fleor,
ho had prostrated himself boforc the
Holy Ghost, he never ro?e again. At
tho same time Bichard Campbell began
reeling around, and ho soon fell upon
the do n\ but not having had the exalta
tion of a lounge beneath his leet, from
which to prostrato himself, he did not I
remain so long entrauced as did Brother
Jones. A bunged-up mouth, however,
attested to his degree of humiliation bo
fore tho Holy Spirit. After Jones had
lain there for some time, Durant lifted
him up and asked if lie was praying, but |
got no answer. After a while he began
to bus pect that his disciple was dead.
Ho prostrated himself upon tho body and
tried to rceucscitato it according to tho
regulation prophetic modo of resuscita
_tlon, but to no effect. Later he thought
he had better send for a doctor In his
testimony, Bansom Jonet, tho brother
of the deceased, stated that ho went to
Durant's houso that morning and Durant
began to explain to him how tho acci
dent happened. Durant said, "Your
brother loll here and I moved him."
. ("Dou't say I," broke in Cambell.) "I
want to explain," said Durant. Don't
say I?say?tlio Ho-ly?Ghost?moved
?him. You?are?tho?Ho-ly?Ghost.
When?you?say?1?that?represents
Durant, but?you?are?the?Ho-ly?
Ghost?then?say?-the?Ho-ly?Ghost
?mov^d?him." "Then," said Durant,
"I will -,ay as you say, if it costs me my
neck on the gallows." Then ho walked
to tho window shouting aud saying: "I
can speak every language under the)
sun."
After Jones had lain on the floor for
some time tho women went into another
room, leaving Durant and Campbell in
there with the prostrato Jones. Durant
continued to pray, and strive to raise
Jones. As the women did not think
Jones dead when they left it was taken
for granted Durant and Campbell killed
him. According to the testimaney of tho
physician who performed the post mor
tem examination, however, itsis evident
that Jones died from concussion of the
brain, caused by striking his head on the
floor when he prostrated himself.?Tho
State.
Disgorge or I>le.
Parksbuhg, W. Va., Marth 10 ?
That the Hatfield gang are capable of
doing good in their rough and lawless
way whs demonstrated last Saturday.
The men working in the Hatfield tun
nel on the Norfolk and Western exten
sion were paid off last Friday and all of
them, except live negroes, celebrated
the event by getting gloriously drunk.
During the night, while in u drunken
stupor tho men were robbed by the ne
groes of ?100. When the victims dis
covered their loss on Saturday they ap
pealtd to old man Hatfield, the leader
of the famous llatileld band. After
listening to their story he blew a blast
upon a horn, and six Ilatflelds, mount
ed and annul, responded to the call.
They at once started in pursuit of the
negroes. They were soon overtaken,
and seven rifles were leveled at their
heads whilo they were told to deliver
up their booty. Tho < ntiro amount of
stolen was recovered, and 8100 or the
negroes' money was taken besides.
The Ilatflelds returned, gave the 8400
to whom it belonged, kept the 8100, aud
tacked up at each end. of the tunnel
this sign: "Any nigger found on these
premises after 12 to-day will be attend
ed to."
A Graceful Tribute.
Nkw Yoiik, March 10.?When Secre
tary Windom died his personal affairs
weie not in as prosperous a condition as
many persons believed. His resources
had suffered a good deal by investments
which had not turned out well. In view
of those facts, which became privately
known soon after the secretary's death,
some of his friends and admirers in New
York thought it becoming that tho fam
ily of so good a public bervant should
have Bomo testimonial of the esteem In
which he was held by the public. New
York bankers started the movement
privately among themselves throe weeks
fcjfo. The amount which it waffTntend
ed to raise was ^practically afl subrcrlb
ed by last nightfc,vr, to bo exact, 84?.000
of It was. The remaining*ol,000 is ex
pected^ day.
Lumiuts, InffT, March 0.?Chas.
t ied, aged 30 years, proprietor of
sntral saloon, has been found dead
j room. He parted from his wife
years ago. Henry Schurr, yvhrl
of the same ^alobn, fell/feact in
monthlTlat
FLEECING THE 8TATE WITH BOOKS.
Surprising lUaalti of an Kxamltmtlou by
tu? Superintendent or Bducatlon.
Columbia? s. 0., March u. -For
some davs State Superintendent of Ed
ucation May?etd has been making pri
vate examinations into the mode of I
charges for school books in vogue in |
South Carolina, and has made the sur
prising discovery detailed below.
Superintendent Mayfleld gave the
following to the press last night, show
ing that the state schools nave been
annually fleeced of nearly 9100,000.
I received the other day a copy of
the Arkansas Daily Gazette, published
at Little Hock, in which the prices of
some school books are given as offered
the State of Arkansas. To quote the
exact words. Superintendent yhinn,
state superintendent of public instruc
tion, has shown us [the school book
committee of the Arkansas legislature]
a proposition from C. S. Burgs, manag
ing director of the American Hook
company, of Cincinnati, offering to
furnish the schools of the State of Ar
kansas books at tbo following prices
McUuffey's readers from 14 cents to 58
cents each, Kay's new arithmetic (In
tellectual), 20 cents; (Practical), 40
cents; Harvey's grammar, elemontary,
84 cents; revised, 52 cents; electric ele
mentary geography, 44 cents: Red
path's history, 04 cents,
As these prices at e so much lower
than wo now pay, I was led to make
some calculations as to how much
more wo were paying than we ought to
pay. The result of the investigation
was so startling that I could hardly be
lieve I had not made a mistake in my
calculations.
To begin with, take readers. Apple
ton's renders are used almost oxolusive
ly in the state. A set of live books
coat $2.20. A set of livo books of Mc
Ouffey's is offered the state of Arkan
I sas for 81.70. The difference is 50 cents
Divide this difference by the number
I of books In the series (5) and we have
an average difference of eleven cents.
I According to the last report of the
I superintendent of-education, the num
ber of children studying reading is
! 140,190, and assuming that only one
book each has been nought since our
last adoption (September, 1888), we (Ind
that we have paid over and above the
price of books offered another state
816,081.89 m x 140 199).
Barns' United States history is as
fenerally used throughout the state,
'rom published price list as per con
tract made with the stato board,
Barnes*', history is sold for 81.17. By
referring to prices givon Arkansas you
will see that liedpath'sis placed at 04.
The report says that we have 34,507
pupils studying history.. By multiply
ing this number by the difference in
price we have 818,288.71, which we pay
over and above what we ought to pay.
Take arithmetic, according to report
we have in
Mental arithmetic.73,912
Written arithmetic.80,464
Total.154,476
The two books (Sanford's) and the
cheapest cost Soutu Carolina 81. A
reference to the prices offered Arkan
sas will show Bay's (two books) offered
for 60 cents, a diiferenc^,r.4Q cony0 on
the tWo.books. Then supVose that each
child has bought one book. In that
case they will have paid an average
overcharge of 20 cents each.
20x154,376 gives.830.875.20
He takes geographies in the same
manner, and shows that the state pays
19 conts per book more, or $11,289.99
more than, elsewhere. For grammars,
it pny3 85,497.57 more. Spelling, 84,
97874.
He concludes thus: Now, If you will
add up these totals you will bo as
startled as I was. Now, remember
that these figures don't represent the
cost of text books. They simply indi
cate the extortion practiced upon us.
Look at the area of charges:
On readers.816,081.89
On arithmetics. 30,875.20
On grammars. 5,497.57
On histories. 18,288.71
On geographies. 11,289.09
On spellers. 4,978.74
Total.887,012.08
What am I going to do about it ?
Sec. 995 sub-div.5, says: That the state
board of examiners shall not have pow
er, without permission of the general
assembly of the state, to chaDge a text
book within (5) live years from date of
its adoption. When was the adoption
made? September, 1888. So we yet
have two more years under our adop
tion, and if, after a demand has been
made to reduce prices, the book people
I say they cannot reduce the prices of
books we are now using, I shall report
the matter to the legislature and ask
them to relieve the people of this un
| just tariff.?The State.
A Wild War Rumor.
Chicago. 111., March 10.?A Montreal
special quotes an otllcer of tho British
navy as saying there is more Hignili
I cance to be attached to the approach
I ing visit of Lord Wolseley to Canada
than is generally believed. Wolseley
will at once proceed to the racilic
Coast with General Herbert and in
spect the delensts of British Columbia
and the naval yard at EJsquiinault. He
will remain at Victoria until the
United States has given the ultimate
with regard to the Behring Sea ques
tion. The otllcer said he would not bo
[surprised to lind Ureat.Britaln and the
United States at war before the year is
, out. The British government has been
remaining quiet in viow of the possi
bility of the. Liberal party in Canada
setting into power, through whom,
Lord Salisbury believed, a more satis
factory settlement of the matters in
I dispute could have been reached than
through the administration of Sir John
MacDonald, whose policy has been
more in the direotioa of intensifying
hostilities than effecting a reconcilia
tion, lu conclusion he said that the
activity about the British dock yards
clearly showed England preparing to
be ready for an emergency.
Cotton Conflagration.
Si'AKTANnuna, S. C, March 10.?In
formation has just reached here that
the large cotton warehouse No. 2 of the]
Pacolct- Manufacturing Company was
destroyed by lire to-night. The origin
of t he lire is not known, but there is
strong reason for believing it to have
been incendiary. The warehouse is
; thought to have contained 2.800 bales
I of cotton. The president of the mills,
|0*pt. J. H. Montgomery, was spoken
to Just now, and thinks there will bo
I not more than 2,000 bales lost. The
loss by i)re is in the neighborhood of
1985,000. Much of this is,however, cov
ered by insurance. The cotton, Capt.
Montgomery says, whs insured for very
nearly its full valued but there was no
Insurance on the building itself.?The I
I State. M_
A i<oug Sleep.
Ukand Bapids, Mich., March 12.-*-A
I special to the Done - . states that]
Herman McConaey, of Springport,
j Jackson County, has been fast asloep
for eight months. LastiJui7 he lost
tho pov.o. of speech, who taken sick,
regt, to bed and had not spoken or
since; Ion Saturday
THE MONEY MUST COME.
THE COMPTROLLER-GENERAL MAKES |
AN APPEAL TO THE AUDITORS.
Tlislr Duty la to See that Krery Dollar ot
Personal Property la Listed for Taxa
Coi.rMiuA, 8. C, March 12.?Comp
troller-General EUerbee has issued a
circular to the differeut County An lit -1
ors wbleh will doubtless be read by all [
property owners with general interest
aud with special Interest by the audit
ors. It is na follows:
Where county boards of equalization
have reduced the valuation of the prop
erty of any individual, company or cor
poration, and did not apportion the
amount so reduced to the valuation of
the property of other individuals, com
panies or corporations of their respec
time counties, auditors are instructed
to disregard the action of such boards
and to enter the property of such indi
vidual, company or corporation upon
their duplicate at its "true value In
money."
Section 254, Rule 3, General Statutes, I
prohibits county boards from reducing
"the aggregate value of real and per-1
sonal property of the county between
the aggregate value thereof as returned
by tho county auditor." The provi?
8lons of Section 229 prohibiting county
auditors from increasing the return as
made by taxpayer, his or her agent, ex
cept by authority of tho board of as
sessors, is meant to prevent the arbi
trary exercise of power without notice
to the taxpayer through splto, spleen
or prejudice, thus cutting off appeal.
Section 239 of this chapter makes it the
duty of the county auditor, if ho shall
suspect or be informed that any person
or persons, corporation or company,
has evaded making a return or inado a
false return of his, her or their person
al property for taxation, or have not j
made a full return or if the valuation
returned is less than it should have
been, to notify such parties and such
witnesses as he may deem proper to
appear at his ollice.
Auditors will notice that the law
specifies four causes, viz: No return,
false returns, partial return and valua
tion returned less than it should have
been. Auditors will follow these re
quirements, adhering to the further
{>rovlsions of Sections 240, 241, etc. As
>eforo stated, auditors are not limited
in time as to tho performance of their
duties, except by the settlement with
the treasurer, that is. the auditor has
until the settlement with the treasurer
in 1892 to get upon his tax duplicates
at its true value in money all tho per
sonal property in his county for the]
fiscal year 1890-91.
The Comptroller-General, under tho
law, will insist upon this being done,
and as far as possible every dollar of
taxable property in the State made to
boar its just and equitable portion of
? .he burden of taxation, and if auditors
now in oillco will not or cannot dis
charge the'r duties fully and fearlessly
otheMjbyill be from tho very exigencies
of thMlUbUc interests substituted in
i/Aelr^BujeB' who can and will do their
duty. No idlo thought or boast of su
perior position induces this demand,
out th<? interests of tho State, the peo
ple of South Carolina demand it, and it
must bo done. There am reasons for
believing that a very large percentage
of cash deposited in hanks, etc.,escapes
taxation.
To obviate this particular deficiency
in the return of personal property tho
attention of auditors is called to Sec
tion 200, General Statutes, which au
thorizes them "during business hours
to enter the office of such bank or
banking association and obtain a list
of all persons, parties, companies, cor
porations or agents, who may at any
time have any deposit, either personal
or general, iu such bank." No indi
vidual, corporation or company liable
to taxation in his or their county
should escape the vigilanco of the au
ditor. Any person or persons who
have commenced business sinco the
first of January should bo required to
return and pay pro rata, whether by
tho individual, joint stock company,
etc. Life, fire, marine und other insur
ance companies are taxable, and should
be looked after where returns have not
been made. Respectfully,
W. H. Ellerbee,
Comptroller-General So. Ca.
Threats of Uurulng mul Hacking.
Chicago, III., March 12.?A special
dispatch from Wichita, Kansas, says
that serious trouble is brewing in
Northwestern Oklahoma between the
whites and negroes. While so far the
disagreements have been evidenced by
threats only; any overt act by either
faction would lead to an outbreak
which would prove disastrous. In the
neighborhood of King Fisher there ex
ists an organization after tho nature of
the White Caps, whoso special object,
just now. seems to be to turn from that
section the tide of negroes pouring in
from Mississippi. Warnings have been
sent the negroes but they continue to
arrive and now consider themselves
sufficiently strong to threaten back,
and they have actually, so it is reported
on good authority, held meetings at
which plans for burning and sacking
of the town of King Fisher were dis
cussed. The negroes are a heavy bur
den to the taxpayers of the district in
which they have located, and they hav e
neither money to livo on nor the desire
to work. Roth factions are reported to.
be expecting open hostilities.
Foiling a Republican Trick.
Chioaqo, Match 12. A special from
Lansing, Mich., says that the Senate
was a scene of turbulenco yesterday,
when the President declared "adopted a
resolution that the committee- on tho
contested election case of Fricdlander
vs Morse was relieved from its further
consideration. Friedlander holds tho
seat by virtue of a successful contest!
against Morse. He is the Democratic
senator who is charged with bigamy in
having an Indian wife, and then de
serting her for another. During tho
session Friedlander retired to the j
Lieutenant Governor's room to escape |
arrest on the charge of bigamy.
The Democrats feel assured that if|
Fricdlander is once arrested and taken
to Petosky to answer the charge against ]
him the Republicans will unseat Fried
lander and give his seat to Morse.
Therefore they are prepared to serve a
Writ Of haheas corpus as soon as the
arrest is made, and if this plan falls
the Democratic Senators proposo to
slip away to Canada aud thus leavo
the Senato one vote short of a quorum
till Frledlander obtains ball and re
turns.
Raining Sluoe Few 1.
West Point, Miss., March 12.?The
Tomblgbee river is out of it* banks and
has flooded a large area of country.
Many smaller streams in this and adjoin*
log counties havo loft their beds and
flooded many miles of country . Soveral
rolle? of Hi* track of the Georgia Pacific
railway have been washed away. The
Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central
roads kIho suffer grca^Y.^^kdlri?iHsd
in Jtitifegtern nai l. ^MaaWH iaj?g&gfljj
IN PITIFUL PLIGHT.
NegrjcM Starving and Dying by Droves
In Oklahoma.
St. Louis, Mo., March 9?Special
from Oklahoma says: "The race ques
tion is assuming akerious phase in Okla
homa to-day and continued agitation,
which the subject is raising 1b more than
likely to result in a collision between
whites and blacks. When this Territory
was thrown open to settlement large
number of negroes settled in Guthrie,:
but their coming excited no serious
comment. During the last six weeks;
however, negroes from the South havej
swarmed into Oklahoma by hundreds in
response to hopes thrown out by thri
glittering prospectus which was scat
tered broadcast in communities thickly
settled by blacks. The main mover of
this grand colpuizatlon scheme is said to
beE. P. MoCabe, of Kansas, in conjunct
tion with two white men. One hundred
and sixty acres of ground were pur
chased nine miles north of Guthrie and
a mythical town laid out. A glowing
description of Langston City was iudus<
trlously circulated by said agents, gen*
erally colored preachers, and the ignoi
rant blacks of Arkansas and Alabama
eagerly Invested their small sayjwgs in
"The promised land." Gentlemen who
arrived, from Guthrie to-day describes
the situation there as something pitiful.
The negroes, he says, are arriving by
hundreds, and their condition is a little
worse than destitute. They are en
camped about the Santa Fe depot and
their sufferings from the recent cold
weather, in addition to the pangs of hun
ger, are heartrending. But the worst
feature of all and which has aroused the
Guthrie newspapers to a realization of
the situation Is the fact that the new
arrivals have brought small pox with
them. The people of Guthrie at first
suppressed the fact that the disease ex
isted for fear that tho town would be
injured, but since it.is found that small
pox Is spreading the newspapers havo
come out and openly declared in favor
of instituting quarantine against tho
blacks.
A lttnt In the KansnH House. '
Kansas City, Mo., March 11.?A
Journal special from Topoka, Kansas,
says:
The Assembly chamber was the scene
of great excitement last evening du
ring the final session of the House,'
The report of the committee which in
vestigated the metropolitan police sys
tem, created for the purpose of enforc
ing the prohibition law, stated that the
prohibition law had been a failure so
far as applied to the cities of Kansas,
and recommended that the Governor
withdraw the State police from such
cities. The report was amended, mak
ing tho withdrawal of tho police dis
cretionary with the Governor and then
adopted.
A question arose on the adoption of
the report of tho committee of investi
gation \\-of the conduct of the State
Housaconimissioners. Several Repub
licans denounced tho committee ?.nd
ihe Farmers' Alliance in bitter terms.
Bice, Republican, rose to speak, whan
Elder demanded the prevlouj question.
Rico then protested against this action
and termed it a ''damnable disgrace"
Speaker Elder, in reply, became ex
ceedingly angry, and said that the
Farmers Alliance was running the
I-lcuac and tho Republicans must sub
mit whether right or wrong. Then the
excitement began. The galleries
hissed, the Farmers' Alliance men
cheered, and the Republicans groaned.
Speaker Elder demanded that tho
lobby and galleries be cleared. The
hissing, shouting and groaning contin
ued, and tho Chair, unablo to restore
order, said ho would give up the clum
ber to the voice of tho mob.
The sergeant-at-arms and doorkeep
ers attempted to clear tho lobbies, and
several livoly encounties took place
Several Senators, who wero witnesses
of the proceedings, were unceremon
iously hustled out of the chamber.
A general riot became imminent, but
11 nally Speaker Elder resumed the chair
and said ho was ashamed of Iiis con
duct and Ids motion to close debate,
and appealed to all present to maintain
order.
Quiet was then restored, and Speaker
Elder's motion to continue the investi
gation committee was adopted with
out amendment. The House then ad
journed.
Three Hundred IIeadn Cut On*.
San Francisco, March U.?The
steamer City of Pekin arrived from
Hong Kong .and Yokokama this even
ing, bringing advices that some 300
pirates, robbers and other criminals
were boheadad in Kwantung province,
during the last few days of tho old
Chinese new year. The town of Chobo,
on the banks of the Black river, Ton
gin, was surprised lato in January by a
band of BOO rebels, and plundered and
burned. Tho French resident was shot
and decapitated, and two other French
oillcors wero killed. The rest of tho
Europeans managed to escape, somo
by swimming across the riyer and oth
ers by hiding in tho bushes. Several of
the pirates who robbed the British
steamer Namora of 680,000and killed
the captain nnd some of the crow, havo
been aircsted, including, it is said, tho
chief. Russian vessels are capturing
whales off the coast of Sado, Japan.
To evado the law the whalers aro
manned by Japanese and fly the Japa
nese Hag. The Japanese authorities
are puzzled to know how to act in the
matter. Tho Japanese parliament has
made an appropriation to be used in
the study of Koch's remedy, and three
or four Japanese physicians will soon
proceed to Germany. A Slam paper
says a report is current that a cyclono
r ged at Chaaipou, destroying 1,200
houses, nnd causing the Hooding of the
Whole country. The losses arising out
of the (Iro at Bangkok in January tue
estimated at 81,200,00. JSIno persons
were burned to death. The Chin Yun
bnnk of Shanghai hns failed, with lia
bilities of 400.000 taels. Tho bank had
a branch in Hong Kong, in chargo of
the manager's son. Some sharpers got
hold of the young man and Induced
him to speculate in Mexican dollars.
Be lost 150,000 t iels in one transaction
and precipitated the failure.
Six Shot at a Dnuce.
Louisvillk, Ky., March 11.?At
Kilgare, near Cattlettsburg, Ky., lust
night six men were shot at a merry
making, and four will probably die.
There had been much drinking, and the
fight arose from a quarrel over the selec
tion of partners for a dance.- Charles
Bunting, Sam Bunting, Andy Howell,
Jeff Waugh, David. Waugh and Sher
man Lucas are wounded.
An K*r)?'i QqIII..
AVasiniioton. March 6.?The much
vaunted copyright bill was signed by tho
!>resident with a quill at least two feet
ong, that had been plucked from the
wings of a large American eagle and
sent to him by Robert II. Johnson, sec
retaay of tho International Copyright
league._?
A Double Suleli
Cincinnati, March 0~
'ithal
ENDED AT LAST.
JOHN M. PALMER ELECTED8ENATOR
FROM ILLINOIS.
Moore and Cork roll Did It?The Republi
can on or Cam* Too Late??Wild Knthu
?la?m Greeted the Announcement of the
Vote--Paliner at Onoo Notified.
Spkinq field, III., March 11.?It ap
peared to be a foregone conclusion this
morniug that General John M. l'almer
would be elected United States Senator
to-day by the solid 101 Democratic votes
of the joint assembly, assisted by those
of two of tke F. M. B. A. men?Mooro
and Cockr?U?yet the Republicans were
not ready to go down without a strug
gle. They held a caucus to see if they
could not at least kill off the Democratic
candidate. To that end, the steering
?committee was empowered to handle
the m attor as it might think best. That
committee held a consultation, and at
its conclusion sent for Representative
Mooro. one of the F. M. R. A. men, and
offered him the, solid Republican vote
of 100 if he and his two conferees, Cock
rell and Taubeneck, would join them.
This offer was considered a good policy
in any event. If accepted it would de
feat Palmer and put the F. M. R. A.
Society under decided obligation to the
Republicans; if rejected it would put the
farmers in tho anomalous position of
refusing to help elect a farmer. It was
a tempting lure, but Mooro did not lose
his head.
8 He said: "I regret to be obliged to
disappoint you, gentlemen, but your of
ijer comes too late. After waiting eight
weeks in vain for Republican support,
Cockrell and myself have decided to
give our votes to General Palmer, and
we have affixed our signatures to an
address to that effect. I appreciate
?our kindness and I appreciate the fact
hat a great majority of your party has
always been sincere, but honor now
points out to me but ono lino?to cast
my vote to-day for John M. Palmer, in
accordance with my pledge. I thank
you for the honor which you extend,
and assure you of my best wishes for
you all."
The steering committee, in discussing
the situation, dually decided to give
their vote to Senator Fuller, chairman
of the steering committee, in recogni
tion of his services as leader, in case I
every member would pledge himself to J
obey the mandates of the committee.
A few minutes before the meeting of
the joint- assembly the Republicans
joined in the chorus of "Axild Lang
Syne" amid great applause. The Dem
ocrats also struck up a melody, but of
rather a more cheerful nature. In the
meantime every available inch of space
i? tho chamber open to the public had
been occupied by tho throng Intensely
eager to witness the closing scene in this
memorable contest.
The Republican steering committee
ordered their members not to answer
the preliminary roll calls. Senator
Evans, however, disregarded the com
mittee s in junction and answered "Here"
wheu'his name was called. On the roll
call of the House both Cockrell and
More answered "Here," and were loud
ly applauded by tho Democrats and
visitors in the galleries. On Taube
neck's failure to answer his name there
was a slight ripple of applause on the
Republican side, which was quickly sup
pressed by the steering committee.
"Twenty-five Senators and seventy
nine members of the House have
answered to their names," said the
Speaker. "It is now in order to take
another vote for United States Senator."
When Cockroll's name ^vns called, he
rose to his feet and Said; "Mr. Speaker?"
'No speeches! No speeches! I. object!
Vote! Vote!" shouted the Republicans
in unison. Pandemonium reigned for a
minute, but the Republicans still stoutly
objected to Cockroil explaining Iiis vote.
"If you will keen your mouth silent
for a minute, I will vote," said Cockroil.
"No speech! No speech!"
"I voto for John M. Palmer," said
Cockrell.
For a fow minutes the Democrat's
shouts and cheers that reverberated
through the capitol were doafeninar.
After a slight lull they were renewed
and it was two minutes before order
could be restored. ? The Republicans re
mained si lent, as the call proceeded.
Moore's name was called. That gentle
man arose deliberately, and in a per
fectly calm voice, said: "John M.
Palmer." Again the Democrat's enthu
siasm found vent in prolonged cheers,
and hats and papers were thrown wildly
in the air. When the name of Morris, a
colored Republican, was called, ho voted
for Cicero J. Lindley. The programme
now became for all Republicans to vote
for Lindley, it having neon found im
possible for Fuller or any other man to
receive the full Republic"n vote.
Taubeneck, when his: 9 was called,
voted for A. J. Streeter e nominee of
thoF. M. 11. A., and dropping to ?Ulis
seat burst into tears. His sincero sor
row no ono doubted, and cheer after
cheer from the Republican side reward
ed his loyalty to his party nominee.
Tho verification of the roll showed
every Republican voting for Lindley,
every Democrat for Palmer, Mooro and
Cockrell for l'almer, and Taubeneck for
Streeter.
"On the 154th ballot," said the
Speaker, "whole number of votes cast
is 204, necessary to choice 103, of which
John M. Palmer has received 103 votes,
I Democratic applause,] A. J. Streeter
1 vote, and C. J. Lindley 100 votes, and
I hereby declare John M. l'almer duly
elected United States Sei'.tor to repre
sent the State of Illinois... che Congress
of the United States for tho term of six
years."
Deafening applause from tho Demo
cratic side and tlio galleries greeted this
announcement.
Democratic Representatives cheered
themselves hoarse, and, mounting their
desks, throw hat h and papers and bas
kets in the air. Several members blew
horns. A joint committee was appointed
to notify Palmer of his elect ion. He
was conducted into the chamber by the
committee. When he appeared by the
aide of the Speaker he was greeted with
great applause. Speaker Crafts intro
duced 1dm and he spoke as follows:
"Gentlemen of the Thirty-seventh
General Assembly: You ought scarcely
to expect me to sneak at this time. I
feel more like Baying, 'Ain't I glad to
Iget out of tho wilderness.' I thank
[you 101 members for vindicating the
rights of the people. Ry the plurality
of votes was expressed the desire of the
people to select me Senator. You men
who have labored so long to elect your
independent candidate also deserve my
thanks. My Republican friends, I thank
you too. You in this contest repre
sented the old method of electing Sena
tors. I thank you that tho contest has
been free from personal feeling. [Ap
plause.] The occasion does not require
a long speech."
The joint assembly then adjourned
[ sine die.
Moore and Cockrell received many
beautiful floral pieces from Mu> members
and from friends, and, after the ad
journment of the House, preat crowds
ound them and sh
public buildings and private houses
flags were hoisted and busting hung
out.
ore at jubilation over FALMElt's
election.
Springfield, III., March 11.?This
has been a gula day for the capital city
of Illinois. For nearly a year, in fact
since General Palmer fathered the move
ment in the West for an election of
United States Senators by vote of the
people. It has been the cherished dream
of his friends and admirers throughout
the State that he might ultimately be
chosen as the successor of Douglass In
the Prairie State and the first Democrat
ic United States Senator from Illinois
since the days of the "little giant," thirty
years ago. This dream finally has been
realized and the exultation of Spring
field and Illinois Democracy has found
expression in every form of hilarity and
celebration known to the refinements of
civilization. AH the afternoon and eve
ning squads of shouting and cheering
Democrats marched through the streets
and corridors of the hotels and have
given cheer after cheer for the Demo
cratic Senator elect. To-night the fes
tivity still continues. Fireworks and
skyrockets from public squares must be
visible to Illinois farmers for many
miles over the prairie. The Democratic
members of the Assembly have been
wearing conspicuously their "101"
badges, and amid their rejoicing they
have started a movement to procure and
present to Moore and Cockrell two mag
nificent badges surpassing in beauty,
cost and workmanship anything yot de
vised. Indeed it seems that the gener
al rejoicing has become infectious. It
is hardly an exageration to say that
everybody in SpringHeld is celebrating
to-night. All parties seem to bo well
satisfied with the election of Palmer.
The Republicans almost to a man are
gratified with the action of the 100 Ke
publicans in voting on the ilnnl ballot
for Cicero J.Lindley, president of the
F. M. B. A. of the State. They see in
that action, so say, the consolidation of
Republican and independent parties
and result in a Republican victory In
18U2.
THE PHOSPHATE WAR.
Tho Coosftw Company. Mako Their First
Show of I l);lit.
Charleston, March G.?The Coo
saw Corapauy made tho first show of
fight in tho great phosphate war to-day.
It was a big gun and comes from the
United States Court in the shape of an
injunction, a copy of which has been serv
ed on tho Phosphate Commissioners and
on the licensee operating on the Coosaw
territory under their permission. The
order granted by Judge Simon ton,
whieh is in the nature ot a temporary
injunction, and is directed to Governor
Tillmnu, Attorney General Pope, Comp
troller General Ellerbo and J. D.
Montgomery, G. II. Walter and A. W.
Jones, and enjoins them from entering
upon or in any manner interfering with
that part of the Coosaw River heretofore
occupied by tho Coosaw Mining Com
pany under tho Act of 187G; or from in
any mnuuer or way interfering with or
interrupting the occupancy and quiet en
joyment of the said Coosaw Mining
Company thereof, or with the continu
ance by them of their raining operation
therein, and from authorizing or ass inn
ing to authorize others to enter upon
said territory, or to dig or remove phos
phate rock or deposits therefrom, or from
auy portion thereof, and from instigat
ing or encouraging others to do so.
Tho injunction also applies to the
Carolina Mining Company, which seems
to bo tho name of the autl-Coosaw com
bination that was granted licenses by
tho Phosphate Commission to mine in
tho Coosaw territory, The injunction io
peremptory, and Is. to remaiu in force
until a turthcr hearing of the case. The
complainants havo givcu bond to the
court in $2,500 to sccuro the defendants
against damages in enso the injunction
Is dismissed. Tho defendants can, by
giving eight days' notice, move to dis
solve tho injunction. The effect of the
injunction will be to stop the mining of
phosphates in the Coosaw territory by
all parties till the case is finally settled,
which will be at an indefinite time.?
Register.
Alliance Plans.
Washington, March 11.?Jerry
P' npson, the Alliance member-elect
from the Seventh Kansas district, is al
ready beginni? ? to "kick" about the la
borious duties oi his position. He says he
is overwhelmed <vith letters requiring his
attention, and ho thinks a congressman
has entirely too much department work
to do. In fact, Mr. Simpson's predeces
sor, Judge Potcrs, found it necessary to
employ u private secretary out of his
own salary to attend to tho bulk of his
correspondence.
It appears there is a busy time ahead
of Jerry, if he tries it all himself. But
ho wan't. He says the Aallance mem
bers have a plan. They propol e that all
claims shall be referred to the sub-Alli
ance in the locality were it originates.
The local Allianco will investigate it?
that is, mako a sort of sub-court of
claims out of itself?and render a decis
ion. If the claim is found worthy, it
will be sent to tho congressman with a
proper indorsement. In this way the
congressman will not be annoyed by the
lnnumerablo unworthy claims.
"There Is another matter which the
Allianco will seek to remedy," says Mr.
Simpson, as the mouthpiece of tho Alli
anco congressional delegation, "and that
is crowding of the calendar with private
bills. Tho Allianco proposes that pub
lic business shall he transacted (' st."
Mr. Simpson says these reforms will
be considered at a conference to be held
here next fall, and plans for their inau
guration will be thon adopted.
The Pluofl at Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn., March 10.?The
river fell slightly to-day, although it is
expected to rise a foot at least yet,
when tho water from the upper river
reaches this city. From all low-lying
portions of the city the cry of distress
is heard, and the streets are filled with
wagons loaded with the effects ot those
who are able to move. The less fortu
nato are compelled to carry their be
longings to higher ground and there
deposit them without shelter. Fully
1,000 houses have been vacated on ac
count of the rising waters. The greater
part of those who have been forced to
move were unable to rent other houses,
and have taken up temporary abode
among friends and neighbors. Reports
from surrounding districts show that
the creeks are out of their banks, and
great damage has been done by the
washing away of fences, bridges and
Inundating the wheat fields.
Galled Out and Killed.
Eufaula, Ala., March fi.?Wednes
day night Tom Burnett was called to
his doorway and shot dead with a load
of buckshot in his brain. Last Christ
mas Burnett married a daughter of
a terrible tragedy.
A Shocking Murder Committed on the
Streets of Wheeling, W. Va.
Wheeling, W. Va., March 7.?-A
tragedy which had loug bcou predicted
occurred ou Eloveuth street at 10:30
o'clock this uiorniug, when Dr. J. G.
liaird, oue of the oldest physicians of
Wheeling and very prominent iu local
politics and municipal government mut
ters, was phot twieo aud almost instant
ly killed by Dr. George J. Gnrrisou. The
latter is a member of tho Stato Hoard of
Health and widely known over a lurge
section of tho country as an authority
ou matters of sanitation. The murder
was the outgrowth ot a feud of moro
than n year's standing, and tho crime
created tho wildest excitemcut. Many
threats of lynching wero made against
tho murderer since the shooting. About
9 o'clock this morning the two men mot
at tho Second Ward Market aud had some
words. They separated, but about half
past 10 Dr. lhiird drove past Dr. Garri
son, who was standing at Market aud
11th Street. As Dr. liaird passed Dr.
Garrison ho said to a friend: "Thero is
going to bo trouble." He then walked
up 11th street aud stopped Dr. liaird at
the corner of an alloy. Tho two talked
for a moment and Dr. liaird moved on
about fifty feet and alighted to sco a
patient. As Dr. Garrison came up ho
had n revolver iu his hand and said:
"Take lb it hack doctor." Dr. liaird
replied : 'T don't have to lake it hack,
you nitrgcrlied-." Dr. Garrison thou
fired and as Dr. liaird slowly turned
toward him Garrison fired a second, liruc.
Tho ball took affect in llahd's leVt eye,
tho first shot having entered behind the
right ear. Jiaird walked into a store,
said that Dr. Garrison had shot him,
took off his "loves and was dead in ton
minutes, Dr. Garrison walked down
tho street holding hit., revolver until ho
met a policeman to whom he surren
dered.
The men were ou the best ol terms
uutil eighteen month ago, Garrison
oven naming Iiis son after liaird. When
Garrison was elected health olliccr
liaird porformed tho duties of tho ollico
allowing Garrison to draw tho pay and
attend lectures in Baltimore, On being
elected to a second term, beating Dr.
Baird's son, there was a falling out, and
Garrison had liaird arrested for a viola
tion of the health ordinance. This led
to a personal encounter in the City Hail
last August, when liaird was knocked
down. Since then Garrison has threat
ened to kill liaird, and to-day's horrible
tragedy was the inevitable end. Dr.
liaird graduated in Jnmcs G. Blame's
class at Washington-Jefferson Collogo
Washington, Pennsylvania.
A Tragedy of AugiiHtip-'H Flood.
Augusta. March 10.?(me of the sad
dest of accidents shocked this whole
community this afternoon, an accident
doubly regretted because tho ltoes of
two or the most prominent and popular
young people of Migusta wero lost.
Mi. fleuhy 0.Lw. 'ur and Miss Louise
King Connelly were rowing on tho canal
when their boat was drawn into tho race
way or grating at tho bulkhead of tho
Warwick Mills, about two miles above
the city. The rushing current swamped
the small boai and both were drowned.
Their bodies were soon found in tho
raceway below tho mill, which is several
miles above Augusta, where Lake Olm
stead joins the canal. The high water
in tho river did not affect the canal or
lake, but tho mill race was open as a pre
caution in case'the canal banks were in
jured by the high water in tho river
alongside.
The two bodies wero carried home to
tho grief-stricken families of the young
people, atid the whole city is horrified,
at the fate of the con pie at once so prom
inent and so popular.
Mr. Lamar was a nephew of tiVoHon.
Jas. Ii. Camming, and very pot liar in
Augusta. Miss Connelly was a grand
daughter of tho late Judge J\ tin P.
King, a niece of and ward of Henry B.
King and a niece of tho Marchioness of
Anglesey. She was a hello ami beauty
and her philanthropic and Christian
works made her the worthy successor of
her noted aunt, tho lato Louise King,
who was worshipped by rich and poor
in Augusta. Miss Connelly was also an
heiress and oidy 10. Mr. Lamar was
about 20.
Figaros on Corn hdiI Wheat.
Washington, March 10.--The stati
stical returns"of the. department of agri
culture for March arc estimates of the
corn and wheat in tho bauds of farmers,
the proportion and present value of mer
chantable corn, tho weight of wheat per
measured bushel, and other points in the
commercial distribution of grain.
The result of tho consolidation makes
Iho farmers' reserve of corn, in bushels,
5 12,000,000, against 970,000*000 last
year. It is the lowest recent reserve,
except that from the smaller crop 1887
and that from the crop of 1883. The
proportion estimated for consumption
where grown is relatively larger?-87?4
per ccut., instead of 81.8 last ycai. The
quantity shipped or to be. shipped from
the farms is thortoro only 188,000,000
bushels, or less than half the surplus of
last year. Tho nvorago price of mer
chantable corn is 50.8 cents per bushel ;
of unmerchantable 32.0 cents. The ag
gregate value, ol the crop, on this basis,
is $701,000,000.
Tho proportion of wheat si ill in the
hands of farmers is lower than an aver
age of the last ten jcars. It is 112.000,
000 bushels. It has been lower only in
two years of tho last ten alter the meagre.
Crops of 1881 and 1885, winch were
smaller than that of 1890, Including
the visible stocks, the supply is 135,000,
000 bushels. Tho consumption of the
last 12 months is estimated at 299,000,
000 hushols, seed used 53.000,000, and
tho exports have been about 80,000,0? 0
from March, 1800.,
Tho low percentage of the spring
wheat States arc especially noticeable.
Half of the present slocks will be re
quired for spring seeding. The average
weight per measured bushel is 75.2
pounds. The average of 1880 was 57.7
pounds, which was the precise average of
seven crops from 1883. In bushels of
sixty pounds tho aggregate, is 381,000,
000, or 00,000,000 less by weight than
the preceding crop.
The Ileiullv Trlchluoaia.
Ida Gkovk, la., March 11.?Tho epi
demic of trichinosis in tho German set
tlement continues, and two more deaths
have occurred, making live deaths in
all. Several new cases have developed,
and two moro deaths aro expected.
Advices from Washington say that an
investigation will bo made by the bu
reau of animal Industry, to prevent tho
further infection of swinu in this
locality.
Myateriouly Dlnappeared.
Cahlestgn, March 10. -Charles Hart,
a white candym.4ker, who came here
from BlacKvillo about six weeks ago,
and who was employed at j^MMHfi's,
arjta mysteriously disapp^A m has
BMItflirirnwisnimmiira? H ""?
SELLING STATE LANDS.
A BIG SALE TO COME OFF IN APRIL
NEXT.
Many 'I'll mint* ml ft ot Aorea, Distributed
Through Nine CotiMtlee, to be DUpoeed
of to tho Highest Bidder.
Columbia, S. C, March 11.?-There
will be a big aale of lands by the agent
of public lands, early in April, aa will
be noticed in the following schedule
prepared by State Agent Col. James G.
Gibbes:
charleston countt.
Fiftj-one city lots.
1,330 acres, two marsh and shell is
lands, known as "Romain" and "The
Cassinas;" lands originally granted to
William, John and Charles Lee.
5,500 acres, Raccoon Key Island, ex
cepting 40 acres belonglug to United
states, on which Is Romalu light house;
granted to Thomas Lynch in 1788.
10,992 acres, embracing flfteen marsh
Islands next Hull's Bay; granted la 1791 j
to John Bowman.
050ncre8 marsh laud next Sulllvao'i
Island, embracing old grant to Davuj
Truesdell; oyster banks.
5 acre lot of estate of Alfred Draj
ten, near Magnolia, known as Old Bel
videro Mill Fond.
berkeley county.
209 acres on county line of Colloton,
formerly belonging to""Zaun."
1 acru lot in town of Summerville.
1,437 acres, St James' Goose C
formerly lauds of Thos. L. Jones.
10 acres, property of L. Simmont
John's Island, part of Blacklock
tation.
1,149 acres marsh land, formerly"!
brook's land, on Kdisto aud Rockwell!
River, Adams and Leadenwah Creek.
1,200 acre*, known as "Bennett's Old
Field," St. Thomas'parish.
2,000 acres land, of Bates, St. James
San tee.
800 acres land, of W. S. Guerry, St.
James Santee.
450 acres land, of Mrs. Fort, St James i
Santee.
292 acres, unknown, In St Stephen'^
formerly granted to Becca Bradley
Little Hall Hale.
414 acres, unknown, St. Stephen'i
Peter's Creek and Wall Eye, formerly]
Stephen's and Jonathan Wright.
703 acres, St Stephen.
000 acres, Mrs. Mayrantiu, St. !
en's, formerly canal land.
200 acres, St. James Santee, joinlnj
lands of Berkeloy L. and S. Company.
300 acres,Christ Church, on Owenda>
Creek.
725 acres, unknown, on Tree Negi
and Ruley Bay, formerly granted Wi
Ele/.ey.
128 acres, unknown, In Warren.
0-acre lot in Summerville.
1jeaukoet county.
11,091 acres, unknown, marsh
between New River and Wrights Rj
formerly lands of Wh Resides, Bi
and Mickler.
lOJtf acres, unknown, near Beaufort."
13 acres, unknown, next to old Cfieves*
plantation.
hampton county.
I 470 acres, unknown, on Grahamvlllei
and Pureysburur road, once granted]
Zant J. Middleton.
753 acres, unknown, between Char-i
leston und Savannah public road and!
railroad, formerly granted Jamesl
Black wood.
golleton county.
1,412 acres, Toomer mnrsh land, c
Ashepoo. ?na "nV.
750 acres. Murray marsh land, I
wick's Island.
354 acres, unknown, in St Paul's]
known as "Bivens."
332 and 555 acres, unknown, on_
Aero Road, known as Waring
land.
99 and 135 acres, unknown, in
Paul's, formerly land of B. Berg Smitfl
101 acres, unknown, in Collins, neaif
Parker's Ferry.
282 acres, unknown, in Burns, for|
merly W. G. Cumming's land.
253 acres, unknown, in Burns, foi
merly Muckenfuss's.
I ll acres, unknown, in Burns,j
merly Bass's.
129 acres, unknown, on Edistc
at "Hart's Bluff."
500 acres, unknown, on EdlstoRii
known as Friendley's.
400 acres, unknown, in Caiu,
Ceorge's.
7 acres, unknown, in Yerdier,
Wnlterboro,
GREENVILLE county.
337 acres Cleveland Townsl]
Middle Saluda River.
lexington county.
325 acres In possession of S.|
part.
280 acres in possession of
part.
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY.]
175 and 432 acrps, unknown,)
field Bay. G ranted once to ?. .L
way.
1.8D8 acres unknown, on GreJ
Dee and Lynch Creek.
205 acres, unknown, on Grea
Dee and Lynch Creek, formerly
Goddards.
125 acres, C. Lesesne, on Blue I
go,
510 acres, estate Perdieux, onj
River; besides a number of
Santee Swamp.
HIGHLAND county.
1,089 acres, unknown, on
River.
01 acres, unknown, near Lu]
550 acres, R. May runt's,
Swamp.
500 acres, Joyner, Lower T
Several city lots in Colin
Tho Son Give* up it i IX
Tottenvillk, S.I., Marc]
body oi a middle-aged man
ashore near ElUottfrwhhrf at
last night. The wrists and]
l ied behind him with a stou||
mouth was securely gagged
handkerchief. In the \<j
iound a (?erman passpc
Dresden, Gcrmauy, Dccenl
to CarljHmmanuel Ruttingcj
43. The police believe
man was Ruttinger, and thi
was committed at the PI
coal docks. Tue body if.
and it looks as if tho dead,
flung ovcrhoaad while all]
death by drowning.
Seven Were 1)
Glasgow, March loi
iron works in this city]
ser used in the man!
monia exploded with
fatal effect. The mail
three of the employ^
been recovered, and
including that of Mi
ager of tho concern,]
buried beneath the
of persons were also]
Killed by i
IlAVERHILL.MAfJ
John E. Carr of thi
b rof theNewIIaf
. , killed this mc